New studies indicate that relatively few infected cells can sustain an HIV infection. Combining this knowledge with powerful multi-drug therapy, it may now be possible to eradicate HIV in a patient within two to three years. Time will tell.
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Wain-Hobson, S. Down or out in blood and lymph?. Nature 387, 123–124 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/387123a0
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